Kim Yong-hak
South Korean footballer (born 2003)
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Kim Yong-hak (Korean: 김용학; born 20 May 2003) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a winger for K League 1 club Pohang Steelers.
Date of birth
20 May 2003
Place of birth
Gwangmyeong, South Korea
Height
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position
Winger
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gwangmyeong, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pohang Steelers | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Gwangmyeong FC | ||
| 2016–2018 | Pohang Jecheol Middle School (Youth) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Pohang Jecheol High School (Youth) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Pohang Steelers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Portimonense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Portimonense | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Pohang Steelers (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | South Korea U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | South Korea U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022 | South Korea U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | South Korea U20 | 14 | (4) |
| 2025– | South Korea U22 | 4 | (1) |
| 2026– | South Korea U23 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:51, 25 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:58, 15 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Kim is a youth product of his local club Gwangmyeong FC, before moving to Pohang Steelers' youth academy in 2016.[2]
On 22 January 2022, Kim joined Portuguese club Portimonense on loan.[3] He made his senior debut as a late substitute in a 2–0 Taça da Liga loss to C.D. Nacional on 19 November 2022.[4]
In January 2026, Kim returned to Pohang Steelers on a one-year loan deal.[5]
International career
Kim is a youth international for South Korea, having played up to the South Korea U20s.[6]